Barna, County Galway, Ireland

Miriam, Denis, Jeannie & John

Denis & Miriam's home is located in a suburb of Galway City - about six miles from the city center. It is quite large and very comfortable. We were delighted to meet our gracious hosts and enjoyed the day with them, although we did have to crash for a few hours to make up for losing sleep on the trip over. They took us to a nearby pub/restaurant for dinner where we sampled a pint of Guinness stout for the first time. I have to say that we both enjoyed it very much. It lacks the carbonation of beer and goes down quite easily.

Denis & Miriam's Home

Our hosts left very early the next morning for their long journey to Mexico. We spent the first day just relaxing at the house while adjusting to the time difference.

On our second day we ventured into Galway City by local bus - just a short trip. We wandered around the central district, visited the Tourist Center, walked the pedestrian area and toured the museum of local history, which was quite interesting.

Hopefully the weather will improve and we'll have a little more sunshine. We are pretty spoiled weather-wise having lived in sunny San Miguel for nine years. There is a lot of scenery to be seen so we'll have to get on with it, sunshine or not.